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Subject: Re: EGTB access and playing strength- Off Topic

Author: Vasik Rajlich

Date: 16:19:32 01/29/06

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On January 29, 2006 at 13:09:09, George Speight wrote:

>On January 29, 2006 at 13:02:25, George Speight wrote:
>
>>
>>Try the late Ken Uston's SS counting sytem, where no separate value is given to
>>aces. It was purported by him to be the strongest available, when you take into
>>consideration the mistakes made when trying to keep a separate count for aces.
>>Dr. Stanley Roberts, aka Stanley Sludikoff, concurs with me on this. He and i
>>talk on a regualar basis. I have also been playing progessionally for 14 years.
>> Good luck, George
>
>BTW, the bench mark test for whether you are ready to count in a casino
>environment with your money on the table is if you can count thru a deck in 30
>seconds and end up on zero at the end 19 out of 20 times with your wife
>screaming at you the whole time. A true litmus test. No joke.

Casinos would be a very safe place if every card counter lived by this rule :)

Vas

 However, once you
>hit the casino, you need at least one working partner to signal you to hot
>tables, or it becomes too much of agrind. Most people think counting 6 decks is
>harder than one, but as you know its really no diff. Just more patience. In the
>end, your success hinges on 2 things- adequate bankroll to withstand the
>downside, and being able to manage yourself.  George



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